What's the reasonable price for a water cool system
 

What's the reasonable price for a water cool system
with good performance

u get what u pay for. I'd say 150 is a nice round number

S

Eheim 1250 pump
Maze 3
silicon tubing (7 feet is way more than enough. I bought 10ft.)
water wetter.
--from Danger Den =$145 shipped

add a heater core from autozone w/ 5/8" fittings, $20-30

PVC and brass fittings for a resevoir
glue and teflon tape
zip ties
hose clamps
random screws needed
random wire/ fittings for fan control
-- from Lowe's = about $25

fans and such for the radiator
switches for fan control, etc.
--from mpja.com = about $20

stuff I forgot, including bandaids, sandpaper, etc. :) = $15

You could spend less, but I figure I spent at least $250.

But, it's quieter and much much cooler... and fun.

PS... I also bought a few Panaflo 80mm L1A fans from mpja.com for under $3 each... beat that.



:D

Re: What's the reasonable price for a water cool system
 

Depends on how "ghetto" you are willing to go... and how much dumpster-diving you can stand! :cool:

Generally you will need to BUY the damn pump... to hard to make one from bearskins and stone chips...

But you CAN make waterblocks from castoff plumbing junk and automobile heatercores can be dug outta junkyards for cheaps. Read the articles on this site, and on
Overclockers for others experiences in hacksaw, drill and blowtorch surgery. :D

I'm guessing, but I'd bet it can be done effectively for under $40USD, (might be an interesting contest to see what the cheapest ghetto yet working watercooled system around is?)
:drool:

if you get a heatercore from autozone, buy the fittings + tubing, buy a Danner pump and a maze3 you're basically there, www.petsmart.com has danners, dden has some fittings and tubing, and autozone will have all the other fittings and the rad

if your gettin stuff from DangerDen.. just get their premade heatercore for $35 if you dont mind spending an extra $5 compared to what it costs to make

lets have a contest to see who can build the most ghetto, but functional water cooling system.:D

haha sounds like I won already :-p

S